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Nkosithandile Q Hlatshwayo ENGLISH PARTS SPEECH

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  • 1.Nkosithandile Q Hlatshwayo ENGLISH PARTS SPEECH

2. Eight Parts of SpeechNounsInterjectionsAdjectivesConjunctions 3. Word that namesA PersonAPlace A Thing An Idea 4. Nouns People PlacesThingsExample 1 FatherSchoolToothbrushExample 2 PilotSuper AmericaAvocadoExample 3 FergieLeilas houseNintendo Wii 5. Kinds of Nouns Common Nouns boy girlSingular Nouns boy girlSingular Possessive boys girlsProper Nouns John Mary Plural Nouns boys girls Plural Possessive boys girls 6. A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement be verbs & taste feel sound look appear become seem grow remain stay 7. Every sentence must haveA 8. Kinds of Verbs Action verbs express mental or physical action.He rode the horse to victory.Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. He has been sick. 9. The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. Indefinite Pronouns anybody each either none someone, one, etc. 10. Pronoun Takes the place of a noun Pronoun Examples Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns 11. List of Personal Pronouns Subject PronounsObject PronounsIMEYOUYOUHEHIMSHEHERITITWEUSYOUYOUTHEYTHEM 12. AdjectiveDescribes a noun or a pronoun Adjectives answer What kind? Which one? How many? 13. AdverbDescribes a verb, adjective or anotheradverb Adverbs answer How? When? Where? Usually ends in -ly 14. Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.Answers the questions:He ran quickly. She left yesterday.We went there. It was too hot!To what degree or how much 15. Interrogative Adverbsintroduce questionsHow did you break your leg?How often do you run? Where did you put the mouse trap? 16. Prepositions A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence *The book is beneath the table. * She read the book during class. 17. The prepositionnever stands alone! object of preposition preposition objectYou can press those leaves under glass. can have more than one objectHer telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news. object can have modifiers It happened during the last examination. 18. Some Common Prepositions aboard about above across after against along among around at beforebehind below beneath beside between beyond by down during except forfrom in into like of off on over past since throughthroughout to toward under underneath until up upon with within without 19. Can be used to LINK words, phrases, or clauses "and," "but," "or," "nor," "for," "so," or "yet" 20. Interjections are uncommon in formal academic prose, except in direct quotationsa word added to a sentence to convey emotion. 21. Reference DIVZY.2010. PARTS OF SPEECH. HTTP://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/DIVZY/PARTS-OF-SPEECH-5557706. ACCESSED ON 06 MARCH 2014LIEBO. A. 2009. GRAMMAR PARTS OF SPEECH. HTTP://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/LIEB0049/GRAMMAR-POWERPOINTPRESENTATION. ACCESSED ON 06 MARCH 2014HERNANDEZ. 2013. THE PART OF SPEECH. HTTP://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/MILYRICHI/PARTS-OF-THE-SPEECH26630674. ACCESSED ON 06 MARCH 2014GUIMARES. F. 2013. SOS GRAMMAR. HTTP://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/FABIOOGUIMARAES/PRONOUNS-26940313. ACCESSED ON 06 MARCH 2014